Gun attachment



Dec. 15, 1931'. ANDREWS 1,837,093

GUN ATTACHMENT Filed July 18, 1930 @Ltoznm o Patented Dec. 15, 1931 WEEgTstTfi ISAAC ANDREWS, F SPABTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA GUN ATTACHTI'IENTApplication filed July 18, 1930. Serial No. 468,879.

This invent-ion relates to attachments for guns, the primary object ofthe invention being to provide means whereby the person using the gunmay operate the trigger' by a movement of the thumb and index finger,dividing the effort of pull, making a squeeze movement of the fingersrather than a pull movement thereof, to permit the shooting of the gunwith relaxed muscles.

Another obj ect of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be readily and easily secured to the stock of a gun,at a point near the trigger, eliminating the necessity of: makingalterations in the construction of the gun to mount tie attachment.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter de-.

scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from he spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of anattachment constructed inaccordance with the invention, the same being shown as mounted on a gunstock.

Figure 2 is a View of the attachment, illustrating the same in itsactive position.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the attachment.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the attachment comprises a bodyportion 5, which is in the form of a bell crank lever, the same beingprovided with an opening at a point intermediate its ends, which openingis designed to accommodate the attachipg screw 6, by means of which thedevice is secured to a gun stock.

The upper arm 7 of the body portion is formed with a fiat thumbpieee 8,that lies near the upper edge of the gun stock, directly above thetrigger, so that it lies in close proximity to the thumb of the handgrasping the gun stock.

The lower arm 9 of the body portion is curved inwardly as at 10, andterminates in a substantially straight portion 11 which is formed withan opening to receive the pivot pin 12 that connects the arm 9 with thelever 13, as clearly shown by Figure 8 of the drawings. This lever 13extends through the slot 1% of the trigger guard 15, and is providedwith a cross pin 16, which pin rests on the inner surface of the guardto provide a fulcrum for the lever 13, the free end of the lever 13being'curved to engage the trigger 17. Thus it will be seen that whenpressure is exerted on the upper arm 7 of the body portion, the arm 9 ismoved downwardly, causing the free end of the lever 13 to engage thetrigger 17, to move the same rearwardly for operating the hammer of thegun.

It will also be seen that at the same time pressure is exerted on thethumb piece 8, a pull may be directed to the trigger 17, cans ing theoperation of the trigger by a squeeze movement of the fingers ratherthan a pull movement of the index finger.

I claim:

1. A gun trigger actuating device comprising a bell crank lever mountedon the stock of the gun, one arm or the lever extending downwardly to apoint below the trigger guard of the gun, a lever mounted on the bellcrank lever and extended upwardly to engage the lower end of the triggerof the gun, and the opposite end of the hell crank lever adapted to beforced downwardly to operate the ISAAC ANDREWS.

